The House minority leader, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, says he will take his “sweet time” in speaking on the floor to delay ...

Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the New York Democrat and minority leader, delayed a final House vote with an impassioned ...

The House Democratic leader spoke out against President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, calling it an "all-out ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke for 8 hours and 44 minutes on Thursday, delaying final passage of Republicans' ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries breaks the record for longest speech delivered on the House floor with nearly nine ...

A lawyer and disciplined tactician, Mr. Jeffries is the first Black politician to lead either party in Congress. By Nicholas Fandos House Democrats formally elevated Representative Hakeem Jeffries ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) commandeered the chamber floor early Thursday morning to deliver a marathon ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries acknowledged Tuesday that Democrats won’t regain control of the chamber, in his first post-election meeting with his shell-shocked caucus. Mr. Jeffries, of ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) arrives on Capitol Hill on Jan. 12. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Renegade House Republicans, pressing a far-right agenda with no chance of ...

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries started speaking against the Trump administration's "Big, Beautiful Bill" a little ...

Nobody will ever accuse them of being pals, but Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries have embarked on their working relationship with a grudging respect ...